Since moving into this retirement flat I have no garden as such, so I've spent the last two mornings putting a couple of planters and some pots etc round the patio, I'm not allowed to have a bird feeder of any sort "in case it attracts rats" hence the bird bath, which the feathered rats (AKA pigeons) use as a bog, they still drink the crappy water though.

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Looks good Mike, nothing like a bit of garden no matter how small - :thumbs

that is the best type of garden for us modellers,water the plants then run the railway,,,:doublethumb
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A splash of colour to brighten things up……….. And  low maintenance. Looks nice and refreshing.

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Cheers

Toto.

Nice spot of colour for the courtyard. :thumbs Do I detect a Daphne in the terracotta pot ? Looks like you also have Carnations, Bellis (common daisy), Star Jasmin (foreground) and a few other I can't quite work out. ;-)

Cheers, Gary.

Not sure of the name of the apricot coloured rose, I didn't keep the name tag, no Bellis the daisies are Argyranthemum "Crazy Daisy" there are quite a few dwarf dianthus , a couple of phlox, a couple of penstemon, the carnations are actually more of the dianthus family - garden pinks, there is also a fuschia and a dahlia, the other two roses are Ferdinand Pichard (image below) strongly scented but not yet in bloom and a red patio rose Raspberry Royale



The trellis behind the larger planter  I will use to "peg out" the Ferdinand Pichardso that the branches are near horizontal  that way I will get far more blooms, left to itself most bush roses will grow straight up and flower at the top of the stem, if the stem is trained between horizontal and about 45degrees it will throw out lateral shoots which will each bloom.

A picture speaks a thousand words they say, so videos probably say more

Pegging Roses | Paul Zimmerman Roses Consulting & Design